Tag Archive: Earthship Build

Despite the fact that this Crew member is doing construction… notice the ummm…. pink shirt? It’s ‘Freaky Flamboyant Friday’, and the Crew like to change things up on the site… Anyone working on an Earthship build with Michael Reynolds will see this image a lot. He’s making sure that every step is calculated to the right level… In this case, it’s calculating the drop needed for the pipe for the Black Water Septic System.

Getting the myriad of jobs done on an Earthship build means you have to get creative with how you get it done, in a way that everyone can still work around you. I took some video which I’ll post when I get back of the anthill of activity, with up to 3 people working in the same 4 x 4 foot space. Here Earthship Biotecture crew is getting the doorway entrance ‘Airlock’ Bottle Walls done.

Wednesday June 15, on the Gulf Island Earthship Build: …Previous Post Here’s an overview of the Main House 3 bedroom Earthship. Hats off to the crew of interns constantly keeping the rest of us supplied with the ongoing demand for the various batches of cement needed for this stretch of the build. Other interns are…

The East side entrance to the Studio Earthship needs to be plastered… and inside the Greenhouse Hallway planter is almost filled… Crew are continually teaching and giving instruction to interns… The chimney style can wall on the East side is coming along nicely… I’ve been working with crew on the main house Earthship ‘airlock’ doorways. These need to have insulation board inside a double can wall. This can be a lot of ‘fernickity’ work around switch plates…

Another day of Earthship interns arriving and leaving on the Ferry to the Gulf Island build… More Earthship Biotecture crew arrive to plaster the Structolite finish to the interior walls of the Earthships… Insulation is awful stuff to work with, especially overhead in the ceiling of the main house Earthship Greenhouse hallway…

I’ve decided to take the day off, it’s Sunday after all, and according to the locals, a bike ride to the South East end to ‘S. Bay’ is in order. It’s not really called S. Bay, but I’ve respected the request for privacy by the locals, and not mentioned which Gulf Island Michael Reynold’s Earthship build is on. So I start my bike ride, and it’s going to be a long one at 20km, up and down many hills. The moss everywhere has inspired me to take my iPod, and tune into classic Jethro Tull’s ‘Songs from the Woods’.

Saturday June 11, on the Gulf Island Earthship Build: …Previous Post Here’s an overview of the main 3 Bedroom Earthship house on Day 20. All of the Solar Panels are now up, including two Solar Water Heaters, and the mini Solar Panel that heats them. Here is a side view of the Earth Berm on…

Friday June 10, on the Gulf Island Earthship Build: …Previous Post After ferocious winds during the night, I awoke to the giant tarp over my tent in a state of disrepair. Thank goodness a fellow intern in the next tent didn’t think twice about climbing the trees and helping me and Jenn out, as we…

I’ve been working on the roof with these people for 4 days now… this is about all you’ll see of us half of the time. It’s quite a balancing act to hang on to all your tools, lean over the roof edge… and get the Flashing attached… It takes many hands and careful placement to get the heavy glass panels into the perpendicular interior wall of the smaller Studio Earthship Greenhouse Hallway.

Wednesday June 8, on the Gulf Island Earthship Build: …Previous Post Here’s an overview of both Earthship builds, from the roof of the smaller Studio Earthship. New on the Studio Earthship are the venting stacks on the roof. While the Water Heater vent stack is installed on the roof of the Studio Earthship (left), Michael…

Tuesday June 7, on the Gulf Island Earthship Build: …Previous Post Various stages can be seen on the main house Earthship roof, from Solar Panels on the left, to Green Pro-Panel sheets, to insulated roof, to unfinished roof on the right. Here’s a shot of my Roofing ‘Buddy’ I mentioned yesterday, working to fit the…